Do you have digital collections in your historical organization? Are you looking for strategies on how to
deal with them? If so, you are
by no means alone.
Historical organizations of all types and sizes struggle with digital records on a daily basis. Digital records bring unique challenges and require
new approaches to ensure that they are preserved and accessible in the future.
This webinar will provide an introduction on how to deal with digital records in your institution and present strategies on how to manage and preserve
the wide variety of digital file formats in use today. Time will also be available to address specific questions from participants.
Paul Hedges currently serves as the Digital Collections Coordinator at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Paul has a Bachelor of Arts in History and
Master's Degree in Archival Administration from UW-Madison. He has worked with digital collections and information technology for more than 20 years, specifically in the areas of digital government records and audio-visual materials, web development, and digital
collections management.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 1:30 pm CT
Researching Your Community's World War I History
(In Honor of the Centennial of World War I)
Presented by Dr. Rick Pifer, Retired Archivist, Wisconsin Historical
Society
World War I was a "total" war that touched everyone down to the smallest
community. The entire society mobilized to win the war. After briefly outlining the history of Wisconsin during the war, this webinar highlights records that document community history during the war and how to find them.
Dr. Richard L. Pifer is an expert not only on Wisconsin history, but on
the sources that document that history. He began studying the history of Wisconsin during World War I in 1974. He has spent almost 45 years researching and teaching Wisconsin history and helping researchers find and interpret historical records. Dr. Pifer's
work has focused primarily on local communities during the war. He was director of the UW-Eau Claire Area Research Center for ten years and then worked for 25 years as an archivist and librarian for the Wisconsin Historical Society. Dr. Pifer's recent book,
The Great War Comes to Wisconsin, has been praised for its contribution
to Wisconsin history. He is also the author of
A City at War: Milwaukee Labor During World War II.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018 1:30 pm CT
Wisconsin 101
Presented by Tom Broman, Emeritus Professor, History of Science, UW-Madison
and Co-Director of “Wisconsin 101”
Does your local historical museum or society have objects that could be
used to tell an interesting story about your locality? If so,
Wisconsin 101, the web-based project that uses objects to tell local histories on a statewide basis, is looking for new contributions and wants
you to write about it!
During its more than four years in operation,
Wisconsin 101 has posted nearly forty objects and related storied from all around the state, and our authors have
ranged from college undergraduates to professional curators to volunteers and docents at local from museums and historical societies.
Many of the objects posted on Wisconsin 101 have also been featured on
Wisconsin Public Radio's "Wisconsin Life" program. This webinar will be of particular interest to curators who are thinking about reorganizing their exhibits, as well as anyone who wants to look at material culture in new and interesting ways.
Join Wisconsin 101 Co-Director Tom Broman as he takes you through the steps
of writing for Wisconsin 101. He will discuss what makes an object suitable for telling local history, how to research and write two or three stories around the object.
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